re: Does being a slave make one morally superiorPosted by NC_Tigah on 9/19/13 at 7:16 pm to TigerRad

quote:There is hardly anything more immoral than the total subjugation of a person to your will, the total deprivation of another's liberty. In a way its worse than murder.

The problem with that is it negates perception of the age. IOW, was George Washington less moral than Richard Nixon? James Madison less moral than Rod Blagojevich, Dan Rostenkowski? Thomas Jefferson less moral than Jerry Madoff?

re: Does being a slave make one morally superiorPosted by sugar71 on 9/19/13 at 7:31 pm to NC_Tigah

quote:The problem with that is it negates perception of the age. IOW, was George Washington less moral than Richard Nixon? James Madison less moral than Rod Blagojevich, Dan Rostenkowski? Thomas Jefferson less moral than Jerry Madoff?

Perception of the age? Thomas Paine was man of Jefferson's age & thought .slavery was deplorable & had more enlightened/truthful things to say about Africa than many Whites today(READ Paine's view of Africa/Africans)

John Adams & many others thought it was abhorrent as well & never engaged in it.

The Jefferson's & Washington's' were 'men of their times' is complete bull crap.

I guess for some people it is and for others it isn't. There is no God or other being that has set down the ultimate moral rules for everyone on Earth to follow. "Morality" is just a concept. It helps people deal with each other.